Navdeep Singh Suri

Navdeep Singh Suri
High Commissioner of India to Australia
Assumed office
March 2015
Preceded by Biren Nanda
Ambassador of India to Egypt
In office
June 2012 – March 2015
Joint Secretary (Public Diplomacy) in
Ministry of External Affairs at New Delhi
In office
2010–2012
Personal details
Born 1959
Amritsar, India
Occupation Diplomat, author
Suri receiving a memento from Vice Admiral Satish Soni.

Navdeep Singh Suri (born 1959) is an Indian diplomat and a career Indian Foreign Services officer. He is currently serving as High Commissioner of India to Australia.[1][2] He joined Indian Foreign Service in 1983 and previously served as Indian Ambassador to the Egypt with concurrent accreditation to the Arab League (2012–2015).[3]

Early life and background

Suri was born in Amritsar in the north Indian state of Punjab in 1959. He is the grandson of acclaimed Punjabi novelist and poet Nanak Singh. His father Kulwant Singh runs a reputed publishing house in Amritsar and his mother Attarjit has taught Punjabi language to college students. He did his schooling from St. Francis School. He then completed his master's degree in economics from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.[4]

Career

Early diplomatic career

Suri joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1983 and has served in India’s diplomatic missions in Cairo, Damascus, Washington DC, Dar es Salaam and London and as India’s Consul General in Johannesburg.

Joint Secretary in Ministry of External Affairs

He has later headed the West Africa and Public Diplomacy divisions at the Ministry of External Affairs at New Delhi as a Joint Secretary. His tenure as Joint Secretary of Public Diplomacy divisions is particularly distinguished for his effort to create MEA's improved interaction with citizens through use of social media platforms and Internet.[3][5]

Ambassador to Egypt

Suri's stint as Indian Ambassador to Egypt started in June 2012. As the Ambassador to Egypt his major challenge was a successful March 2013 state Visit of Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi to India. Morsi visited India from the 18 to 21 March 2013 as the head of a high-level delegation of Egyptian ministers and business leaders, at a time when trade between these two countries has witnessed a record 30 percent jump.[6]

High Commissioner to Australia

On 26 February 2015, Indian Ministry of External Affairs announced its decision to appoint Suri as India's next High Commissioner to Australia, through a press brief. In April 2015, Suri arrived in Canberra, Australia.[7]

Personal life

Suri is married to Mani, who has a degree in Economics and is an accomplished graphic designer and potter. The couple have two daughters.[3]

Works

Suri has translated three of his grandfather Nanak Singh's classical Punjabi novels to English.


References

  1. ↑ Centre, Media (26 February 2015). "Navdeep Singh Suri appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Australia". mea.gov.in. Ministry of External Affairs (India). Retrieved 2 March 2015. ...Navdeep Singh Suri, (IFS:1983), presently Ambassador of India to the Arab Republic of Egypt, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Australia....
  2. ↑ "Suri appointed Indian High Commissioner to Australia". Yahoo! News. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ambassador's Desk". indembcairo.com. Embassy of India, Cairo. Archived from the original on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "About me". navdeepsuri.com. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Griffin, Peter (17 May 2011). "India Would Like to be Your Friend". Forbes. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Will Egypt's President Morsi's visit to India bring the two countries closer?". Times of India. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "High Commissioner’s Profile". High Commission of India, Canberra. Retrieved 14 March 2015.

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